Classics World Literature

Giovanni Boccaccio, Dante, and Petrarch were the leading lights in a century that is considered the beginning of the Italian Renaissance. The Decameron, or Ten Days' Entertainment, is his most famous work, a collection of stories considered representative of the Middle Ages, as well as a product of the Renaissance.

After dealing with the Goblin King, Lucius is unsure how to harness his unlocked power. He finds himself in a desperate race to the top as everyone scrambles to master their strange new abilities. The other players are the least of his worries. War is coming. The trials of Freedom have only just begun.

Around the World in Eighty Days is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. The story revolves around Phileas Fogg, a wealthy English gentleman who lives a meticulously ordered life in London. Despite his wealth, Fogg is solitary and mysterious, adhering to precise routines and mathematical precision. His life takes an unexpected turn when he accepts a wager from his fellow club members at the Reform Club: £20,000 (equivalent to £1.9 million in 2019) that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days.

Écouter "Werther", c'est aujourd’hui dépoussiérer un mythe. En effet tout le monde connaît "l'histoire" de Werther et son suicide, mais peu sont ceux qui connaissent véritablement le parcours intérieur de ce geste solitaire... Geste magnifique, mais aussi geste de désespoir social face à ses blocages intimes et aux barrières convenues par une société fière de ses convenances.

في كتاب "المرأة التي تجلب المطر" للكاتبة إلينيد جراميش، الحائزة على جائزة الكتابة الويلزية، تأخذنا إلينيد في رحلتها لاكتشاف أرض غريبة، جزيرة هوكايدو في شمال الأرخبيل الياباني. تعايش الكاتبة اليابانيين خطوة بعد خطوة، وتتعلم لغتهم، كما تتنقل بنا بين طبيعة جزيرة هوكايدو وتاريخها وثقافتها. يبدأ الكتاب بتعرف إلينيد على عائلتها المضيفة، حيث تتكيف تدريجياً مع طرقهم في العيش، ويزداد تمكنها من اللغة اليابانية.

Lady Audley is universally adored: Beautiful, kind and charming, she enamors all whom she meets. It is not until the strange disappearance of widower George Talboys that her behavior takes an odd turn. George's friend, Robert Audley, Lady Audley's nephew-in-law, is on the case; an upper-class layabout turned detective, he is determined to get to the bottom of things.

Rainbow Valley (1919) is the seventh audiobook in the chronology of the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, although it was the fifth book published. In this audiobook, Anne Shirley is married with six children, but the audiobook focuses more on her new neighbor, the new Presbyterian minister John Meredith, as well as the interactions between Anne's and John Meredith's children.

En 1872, Phileas Fogg, un rico caballero inglés, obsesionado por la puntualidad y la exactitud, realiza una temeraria apuesta, arriesgando en ello, no sólo su fortuna, sino también su vida. Acompañado por su atlético y espontáneo criado francés, apodado “Picaporte”, abandona Londres, dando inicio a una increíble carrera contra reloj, pues dispone exactamente de 80 días para dar la vuelta al mundo, ya sea por aire, tierra o mar.

Alpha Company is embarking on a grand mission, crossing the Dead Lands to find and conquer Gwain’s Keep. Led by Alburet, most of the guild embarks on what could be an epic and memorable journey, as they aim at being the first Two-souled guild to capture a keep. Besides safeguarding the members of the guild, Alburet also has to worry about the natives that are with them on their journey. Deidre Crowley, Stacia’s sister, is the one he worries about most, having sworn to see her safely across the lifeless desolation of the Dead Lands.

In this important book, G.K. Chesterton offers a remarkably perceptive analysis of social and moral issues, even more relevant today than in his own time. With a light, humorous tone but a deadly serious philosophy, he comments on errors in education, on feminism vs. true womanhood, on the importance of the child, and other issues, using incisive arguments against the trendsetters’ assaults on the common man and the family.

Мы адресуем этот сборник не только всем ценителям русской классической литературы конца 19 начала 20 веков, но и учащимся общеобразовательных школ, гимназий и лицеев. Надеемся, что эти рассказы в прочтении популярных актеров театра и кино позволят вам лучше узнать русскую классическую литературу.

Charlotte Dean enjoys nothing more than the solitude of her London flat and the monotonous days of her work at a travel bookshop. But when her younger sister unceremoniously bursts into her quiet life one afternoon, Charlotte's world turns topsy-turvy. Beloved author D. E. Stevenson captures the intricacies of post-World War I England with a light, comic touch that perfectly embodies the spirit of the time. Alternatively heartbreaking and witty, The Young Clementina is a touching tale of love, loss and redemption through friendship.

He was named "Sham" for the sun, this golden red stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone stables. Upon his heel was a small white spot, the symbol of speed. But on his chest was the symbol of misfortune. Although he was as swift as the desert winds, Sham's proud pedigree would be scorned all his life by cruel masters and owners.

Saffron Sawyer is on her own. She's no longer part of the Office of Faery Godmothers - in fact, she's no longer part of anything, even if her magic is stronger now than she could have ever dreamed possible. Thwarted at every turn and stalked by monsters in the streets, her life feels like it's falling apart. But Saffron isn't going to give up hope. She's sworn revenge on the Director and she can't forget about Jasper and the way he makes her feel.

В девяти километрах от передовой стоит воинская часть Пауля Боймера и его товарищей Альберта Кроппа, Мюллера V и Леера. Всем четверым по девятнадцать лет, все четверо из одного класса, все четверо еще вчера были школьниками, все четверо сегодня солдаты.

Born in sixteenth-century Argentina, Francisco Maldonado da Silva is nine years old when he sees his father, Don Diego, arrested one harrowing afternoon because of his beliefs. Raised in a family practicing its Jewish faith in secret under the condemning eyes of the Spanish Inquisition, Francisco embarks on a personal quest that will challenge, enlighten, and forever change him.

The Letters of Abelard and Heloise is one of the most extraordinary correspondences in European history. Written in the 12th century, the letters document the love affair between Peter Abelard, a revolutionary philosopher and biblical scholar, and his beautiful and precocious student, Heloise. Eviscerated by his religious opponents and castrated by Heloise’s family, Abelard is haunted by ill fortune, and the star-crossed lovers are forced into separate lives, as monk and nun respectively, with letters being their only form of communication.

D'Artagnan, toujours inquiet des manœuvres d'Aramis, fait présenter à la cour Porthos comme maître d'œuvre de Belle-Île, tandis que Fouquet présente Aramis en tant qu'architecte. La rencontre des trois amis fait comprendre à Aramis que D'Artagnan est acquis à la cause du roi, et qu'il flaire un danger : il faut hâter l'action qu'il a en tête.

Now available for the first time in audiobook format, a powerful literary classic from one of contemporary fiction's most acclaimed and important writers. Russell Banks' Continental Drift is a masterful novel of hope lost and gained and a gripping, indelible story of fragile lives uprooted and transformed by injustice, disappointment, and the seductions and realities of the American dream.

Ce roman est une brillante illustration du principe du crime en lieu clos.